Panaji: Ending months of speculation, Revolutionary Goans Party (RG) on Sunday appointed Shavina Naik Shirodkar as its state president, filling the post vacated by party founder Manoj Parab and signalling a renewed focus on women and Gen Z voters ahead of the assembly elections.The 26-year old has a BA in journalism, but while she has…
Goa has approximately 6.8 lakh domestic LPG connections Panaji: Goa is set to witness the launch of composite LPG cylinders on a pilot basis, with oil marketing companies (OMCs) taking the lead in introducing the lighter and more durable alternative to conventional metal cylinders.Director of Civil Supplies Jayant Tari said the initiative would initially be…
Panaji: The Enough is Enough movement has decided to file criminal cases against senior govt officials and ministers for abusing their power and authority by granting development permissions at Karapur-Sarvan and ignoring violations at casinos operating in the state.While the movement has not named any minister or govt official, the leaders have clearly aimed at…
Margao: The likely reservation of four assembly segments — Quepem, Sanguem, Nuvem and Priol — for Scheduled Tribe candidates ahead of the 2027 polls has triggered a scramble among sitting MLAs and aspiring candidates to identify “safer” constituencies. Though the Election Commission is yet to notify the reserved constituencies, the recent developments have already forced…
The programme will connect students with researchers through a structured, three-phase programme Panaji: The directorate of higher education (DHE) has launched a programme to improve the quality of undergraduate projects and postgraduate dissertations by connecting students with 40 research mentors from institutions including NCPOR, IIT Goa, BITS Pilani–Goa Campus, GIM and Goa University.The initiative, PRAYoG…
Panaji: Though Saturday morning saw a few showers and increased rainfall in the afternoon, Aug will be the third consecutive month to end with a significant deficit. With a day left, the overall rainfall shortfall stood at 31%.In a season marred by the impact of El Nino, the monsoon has been largely weak, as forecast…
One main sewerage pipeline along the main road by O’Coqueiro is presently being laid, said a source Panaji: It has been more than six years since around 45km of sewerage pipeline network has been laid for Porvorim, but the pipeline could not be put to use due to opposition to all the sites finalised to…
Left-back Aakash Sangwan was an important member of formercoach Manolo Marquez’s side for the last two seasons Panaji: FC Goa have received an unexpected boost with Aakash Sangwan deciding to continue with the club for at least another year.The left-back was an important member of Manolo Marquez’s side for the last two seasons, winning the…
Goa police conducted demonstrations showcasing its operational capabilities and professionalism Panaji: The “Ride of Pride” awareness rally organised by Goa police to commemorate the conferment of the prestigious President’s Police Colour on the force was flagged off by chief minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday.The rally will traverse different parts of Goa over the next few…
Katya Coelho is upbeat ahead of her second Asian Games participation Panaji: A recent post on social media summed up Katya Coelho’s mind the best.“Giving up was never an option,” she said, sharing a video of her training, competing, falling down and, of course, getting up again. It’s what she has probably gone through for…
